(Sports Focus) From Olympic Games to National Games, it's level up for some Chinese Olympians Sports


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by Sportswriters Su Bin and Wang Chunyan XI'AN, China, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- For many athletes, winning an Olympic gold medal may be the peak of the mountain, but for some Chinese Olympic champions, winning a National Games title can be a tougher mission. The Rio Olympics men's singles gold medalist and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, Chen Long, representing the southeast province of Fujian at the ongoing 14th Chinese National Games, conceded a 21-11, 21-9 defeat to Shi Yuqi in the men's singles badminton semifinals on Thursday. The 32-year-old Chen then withdrew from the bronze medal match against Sun Feixiang...